Category Archives: Sports
Montreal seeks to make Stade Saputo a 'fortress' in home-heavy schedule
MONTREAL - Life for CF Montral under caretaker manager Philippe Eullaffroy has started positively for the Major League Soccer Club, due in part to a long stretch of home games coinciding with his appo...
May 08, 2026
Former Blazers captains Finnie, Minten named to Canada's roster for world hockey championship
KAMLOOPS - There will be a healthy Kamloops Blazers contingent on Team Canada at this summer's men hockey world championships in Switzerland. Former captains Emmitt Finnie and Fraser Minten have both ...
May 08, 2026 (l to r) Fraser Minten and Emmitt Finnie during their time with the Kamloops Blazers (Image Credit: Allen Douglas/Kamloops Blazers and Steve Dunsmoor/Kelowna Rockets)
Sharks star Celebrini headlines Canada’s roster for world hockey championship
CALGARY - Macklin Celebrini of the San Jose Sharks headlines Canada's roster for the world hockey championships in Switzerland. The 19-year-old Celebrini, who helped Canada win silver at the Milan Cor...
May 08, 2026
McDavid up for fourth Hart Trophy, MacKinnon and Kucherov also named finalists
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid, Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon and Tampa Bay winger Nikita Kucherov are the finalists for this season's Hart Memorial Trophy, the NHL ann...
May 08, 2026
Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurlien Tchouamni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice. The hefty fines came a day ...
May 08, 2026
Journeyman goaltender Alex Lyon stepping up for Buffalo Sabres
BUFFALO - Alex Lyon packed up his life plenty of times. The cerebral, Yale-educated goaltender's journey through hockey has been winding, one accented by big moments and plenty of disappointment. A su...
May 08, 2026
Blazers make 10 selections in WHL Prospects Draft; Kamloops local taken by Lethbridge
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers finished the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft with 10 new prospects, including six forwards, three defencemen and a goaltender. The Blazers took Edmonton center Micah Montgomer...
May 08, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Canada captain Davies sustains hamstring injury weeks before World Cup
MUNICH - Canada men's soccer captain Alphonso Davies sustained a left hamstring injury in Bayern Munich's Champions League semifinal against Paris Saint-Germain, putting his availability for the upcom...
May 08, 2026
Rookie tight end Dante Daniels turns childhood struggles into CFL dream
WINNIPEG - Dante Daniels is the first to admit he was an emotional kid. He was so quick to tears, he says, that his foster family used to jokingly tease him whenever the waterworks started. Fast-forwa...
May 08, 2026
Toronto Tempo set for historic first regular-season WNBA game
TORONTO - History will be made tonight when the Toronto Tempo host the Washington Mystics in their first-ever regular-season game. Toronto is one of two expansion teams joining the WNBA for its 30th s...
May 08, 2026
